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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING

Level A (Equivalent to Class 3)

Open Basic Education ProgrammeBharatiya Jnana Parampara

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING(An autonomous organisation under MHRD, Govt. of India)

A-24-25, Institutional Area, Sector-62, NOIDA-201309 (U.P.)Website: www.nios.ac.in, Toll Free No: 18001809393

ADVISORY COMMITTEEProf. Chandra Bhushan Sharma Dr. Rajiv Kumar SinghChairman Director (Academic)National Institute of Open Schooling National Institute of Open SchoolingNOIDA (UP) NOIDA (UP)

CURRICULUM COMMITTEECHAIRPERSON

Dr. H. R. NagendraVice-Chancellor

Swami Vivekanand Yoganusandhanam Sansthanam, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Swami Ramdev Ji Swami Atmpriyanand Ji Dr. Ram Chandra BhatFounder Pro Vice- Chancellor FounderPatanjali Yog Peeth Ramkrishna Mission Ved Vijnana GurukulamKankhal, Haridwar, Vivekanand Vishwavidyalaya Chhannenhalli, Bengaluru,Uttarakhand Bellur Math, Kolkata, West Bengal Karnataka

Shri Govind Dev Giri Ji Dr. Ravindra Mule Shri Mukul KanitkarBharat Mata Mandir Vice President Akhil Bhartiya Ayojak SachivHaridwar, Uttarakhand Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal

Ved Vidya Pratisthan, Ujjain, M.P.

Shri Ravi Tumuluri Dr. Ram Narayan Meena Sh.Vivek SinghJoint Secretary Asst. Director (Academic) SEO (Academic)Indian Yoga Association, New Delhi NIOS, NOIDA (U.P) NIOS, NOIDA (U.P)

LESSON WRITERS WRITING ASSITANTSDr. Sushruta S. Dr. Ram Narayan Meena Sh. Reksh M.R.Assistant Professor, Asst. Director (Academic) Prabodhini Gurukula and convenerSchool of Vedic Sciences, NIOS, NOIDA (U.P) Gurukula Project, KarnatakaMIT-ADT University, PUNE

Dr. Puran Mal VermaAssistant Professor (Sanskrit)Department of SanskritHindu College, University of Delhi

EDITIORS

Prof . Nagaraja Paturi Dr. Swaroop SharmaDirector Assistant ProfessorIndic Academy Inter Gurukula University Jain University, BengaluruCentre for Indic Knowledge Systems, Hyderabad

Sh. Mahendra Kumar Dr. Ram Narayan MeenaSr. Teacher (Sanskrit) Asst. Director (Academic)Sikar, Rajasthan NIOS, NOIDA (U.P)

COURSE COORDINATORSDr. Ram Narayan Meena Sh.Vivek SinghAsst. Director (Academic) SEO (Academic)NIOS, NOIDA (U.P) NIOS, NOIDA (U.P)

DTPKuldeep SinghTri Nagar, Delhi-35

A Word With YouA Word With YouA Word With YouA Word With YouA Word With You

Dear Learner,The National Institute of Open Schooling is providing education at your doorstepthrough Open Basic Education (OBE) Programme. The OBE programme was initiatedin June 1994 with the aim of providing the primary and upper primary educationthrough alternative means of open schooling. It provides three tier education i.e. Level'A' (equivalent to class 3), Level 'B' (equivalent to class 5) and Level 'C' (equivalent toclass 8). The Open Basic Education programme has been recognised by the Govern-ment of India as equivalent education to that of the formal school, for purposes offurther education and employment.The ancient education system of India was unique in nature and had peculiar charac-teristics and qualities which were not found in any civilisation of the world. The In-dian traditional knowledge consists of Astronomy, Astrology, Acoustics, Arcitecture,Philosophy, Medicine, Life sciences, Law, Poetics, Aesthetics, Agriculture and manymore. The gurukuls were the centre of knowledge where the pupils were living underthe guidance of the Guru. This knowledge system had relevance in the ancient Indianas well as present society and now needs to be made accessible for the present gen-eration.NIOS has launched the new stream-'Indian Knowledge Tradition' courses for revivingthe Vedic Education, Sanskrit Language and literature, Yoga and many other areas ofancient Indian Knowledge. The aim of this stream is also to re-establish and to carryforward our ancient education system throughout the country to preserve our richtradition for coming generations.In this book (Level A), you will be introduced to The Ramayana, The Bhagwad Gita,Maheshwara Sutras and Samrasya Shloka Sangraha. You will also learn aboutAmarkosha Swaravarga and Ekatma Strota.This book has 10 lessons which has been devided into three part-class-I, II and III. Inevery lesson there are "Intext Questions" given to help you to assess your own progressas you go along. Every lesson, includes "Terminal Questions" and "What have youlearnt" to help you revise the lesson easily and thoroughly.I am confident that you will find this book useful and interesting. I am also thankful tothe experts who have played an important role in making this material interestingand useful. I wish you a bright future.I welcome the views of experts and readers for the improvement in the leaning mate-rial.With best wishes

ChairmanNational Institute of Open Schooling

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Class-ILesson 1 The Ramayana -I ....................................................................... 3

Lesson 2 The Ramayana - II ................................................................... 13

Lesson 3 The Ramayana - III .................................................................. 21

Class-IILesson 4 The Ramayana - IV ................................................................. 29

Lesson 5 The Ramayana - V .................................................................. 39

Lesson 6 Bhagavad Gita ........................................................................ 47

Class-IIILesson 7 Maheshwara Sutras ................................................................. 57

Lesson 8 Samarasya Shloka Sagraha ...................................................... 65

Lesson 9 Ekatmata Storta - Song of Unity ............................................. 77

Lesson 10 Amarakosha - Svargavarga ..................................................... 91

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